Tuesday, September 30, 2008 at 4:54PM Here is a look at the finished scarf. One of my mom's favorite colors is purple, so I used some of the purple silk kimono pieces along with the gray wool from men's suits. It's a very simple pattern, but I think it turned out really well.
It was a little difficult to get a good picture, so here are a few.
Monday, September 15, 2008 at 11:25AM Here's a sneak peek at a present I'm making. I'm sure that person doesn't read this, so it's probably fine.
I'm making a scarf using old wool suits and silk kimono pieces, like the others I've made. I've pared down the variety of colors and patterns of the silk and wool pieces. And I've made the design more uniform.
I just love the way these gray and purple colors are coming together. It makes me want to go out and buy a gray coat so I can make one for myself.
Oh! And I have yet to hang up my bulletin board. It's quite useful for this kind of project as it's easily moved around the room.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at 6:57PM I made this new coffee sleeve last night. I call it "Professor Cozy." And every time I say the name in my head I use a British accent. Just seems to fit. "Professor Cozy. How's it going old chap?"
I used fabric from an old wool suit on the outside and cotton shirt on the inside. I had been getting requests for more masculine coffee sleeves and the only one I had that fit the bill was a robot print.
I also ordered a rubber stamp with my logo in order to make my own labels. I think it ended up being pretty cute. I'm going to get some ribbons or twill tape to stamp them on in the future, but old fabric scraps work for now. I had been using individual letter stamps with fabric paint to make the labels, but it was just too messy and inconsistent. I found out about fabric ink pads from the Bend the Rules Sewing flickr group discussion. It was very helpful.
http://www.flickr.com/groups/340229@N25/discuss/72157603408648497/
